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A Bushel of flies killed by one packet of Wilson's Fly Pads
A Bushel of flies killed by one packet of Wilson's Fly Pads

A Bushel of flies killed by one packet of Wilson's Fly Pads

Date1892
Names
FormatEphemera
Subject
    Medium
    Undefined
    Dimensions31.5 x 15.5
    Language
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number1892-FLIES-SB
      A bushel of flies
      A bushel of flies
      Archdale Wilson & Co.
      1892
      Swat the fly contest announced by the Toronto daily star in 1912 who won by Beatrice White, who killed 543,360 flies in just 10 days
      Swat the fly contest announced by the Toronto daily star in 1912 who won by Beatrice White, who killed 543,360 flies in just 10 days
      Goode, Jeff
      n.d.
      Michael Noar: Mans PAD's hotline - Parents Support System - 444-8141 which operates 24 hours a day.
      Michael Noar: Mans PAD's hotline - Parents Support System - 444-8141 which operates 24 hours a day.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      5/3/1983
      Ouch, that must have hurt! Toronto Cricket Club's batsman Chris Dalto found his bat and pads of little help as he was hit on his thigh by an Upper Can(...)
      Ouch, that must have hurt! Toronto Cricket Club's batsman Chris Dalto found his bat and pads of little help as he was hit on his thigh by an Upper Can(...)
      Combs, Erin
      5/25/1985
      Safer cycling. Michael Eichenlaub, of Germany, tests rubber pads installed on the Martin Goodman Trail on Queen's Quay E. yesterday to keep bicyclists(...)
      Safer cycling. Michael Eichenlaub, of Germany, tests rubber pads installed on the Martin Goodman Trail on Queen's Quay E. yesterday to keep bicyclists(...)
      Bock, Tony
      7/31/1986
      Football without pads. Violence in Australian football was exaggerated in early tv ads say Canadian players now ready at Etobicoke's Centennial Park f(...)
      Football without pads. Violence in Australian football was exaggerated in early tv ads say Canadian players now ready at Etobicoke's Centennial Park f(...)
      Stawicki, Andrew
      4/18/1992
      Hans Reypa flies $800 scale model helicopter, one of more than 30 model planes that will be shown tomorrow in Drumquin Park in Oakville. It is the fir(...)
      Hans Reypa flies $800 scale model helicopter, one of more than 30 model planes that will be shown tomorrow in Drumquin Park in Oakville. It is the fir(...)
      Dinsmore, Ted
      6/8/1973
      The technique: Tying flies is the mysterious preserve of the dedicated fly fisherman, someone who enjoys a relaxed and low-cost hobby
      The technique: Tying flies is the mysterious preserve of the dedicated fly fisherman, someone who enjoys a relaxed and low-cost hobby
      Calleja, Frank
      3/23/1982
      Cobwebs to catch flies
      Cobwebs to catch flies
      Unknown
      1870
      Rock fans close to the Grandstand stage cheer as chair flies through the air during rioting last night after Alice Cooper show was cancelled
      Rock fans close to the Grandstand stage cheer as chair flies through the air during rioting last night after Alice Cooper show was cancelled
      Darrell, Dick
      8/19/1980
      The two flies : a moral song
      The two flies : a moral song
      Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895
      1847
      As his fighter plane flies on without him, a German pilot, his parachute not yet opened, tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when(...)
      As his fighter plane flies on without him, a German pilot, his parachute not yet opened, tumbles earthward somewhere over France. He hit the silk when(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/2/1944